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PHOTOS: Logitech Squeezebox Radio
Streaming audio in red or black 15 October 2009 13:13 GMT
Logitech launched its Squeezebox Radio at the end of September with the promise that Queen's "Absolute Greatest" best-of best-ofs album would be available exclusively to streaming on the player before it hit the shops. The company demonstrated the device to us, and we...
Rock Band gets ten-song Queen pack
Fat Bottomed Girls are coming your way 5 October 2009 11:04 GMT
Harmonix has announced a ten-song pack of downloadable content for Rock Band. The songs are all from one band - British rock legends Queen. The pack comprises of:

Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, One Vision, Fat Bottomed Girls, I Want...
Logitech's Squeezebox Radio gets Queen album early
"Absolute Greatest" to debut on Wi-Fi-enabled player 29 September 2009 11:10 GMT
In what's being described as an industry first, Queen are joining up with Logitech to offer their new album "Absolute Greatest" exclusively first the Wi-Fi-enabled Logitech Squeezebox Radio and music player.

From now, owners of the Logitech Squeezebox Radio...
Channel 4 to beat Sky to 3D TV this autumn
Get your glasses at Sainsburys 26 August 2009 9:15 GMT
Channel 4 has revealed it is to go 3D for a week in the autumn as a special celebration of 3D footage.

Beating satellite broadcaster Sky - which is prepping its 3D TV services for 2010 - the Channel 4 broadcasts will offer a 3D effect with ColorCode technology.
Royal Family goes live on Twitter
News about Queen & co from @BritishMonarchy 10 July 2009 13:46 GMT
The Queen, no stranger to modern communication methods or technology, has started Twittering.

Technically, the "royal household" is sending the tweets, but the @BritishMonarchy account will keep Twitterers up to date with the Queen's - and other members of...
Queen gets gold-plated Nintendo Wii
No white plastic version for her royal highness 21 May 2009 11:20 GMT
We've seen plenty of "bling-ed" up products here at Pocket-lint, but I don't think we've seen a gold plated Nintendo Wii, well until now that is.

Games maker THQ has decided that Her Majesty the Queen needs to get in on the Wii gaming action and therefore rather...
Obama gives the Queen a personalised iPod
Engraved and pre-loaded with music and video 2 April 2009 10:29 GMT
Tech-loving American president Barack Obama has given the Queen a high-tech gift as the two met this week at Buckingham Palace.

Obama presented Queen Elizabeth with an Apple iPod, personalised with pre-loaded content and an engraved inscription.
Queen updates official website
Monarchy's online presence gets a revamp 12 February 2009 14:11 GMT
The Queen has revamped her official website 12 years on from its launch.

The new online property sees a more wizzy design as well as more content including video and historical documents.

"The official website of the British Monarchy" also has...
Queen's speech sees start of sale shopping
Marks & Spencer, Comet, Argos and John Lewis all start sales today 25 December 2008 15:06 GMT
It might seem hard to believe for those of us who will just be happy to lie groaning on the sofa full of too much turkey and trimmings, but the Queen's Christmas day speech at 3pm marks the start of online sales shopping.

Apparently millions of people will...
The Queen visits Vodafone
Royals take trip to Newbury headquarters 14 November 2008 15:07 GMT
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are visiting Vodafone's Newbury headquarters on 14 November to learn about the physical and human impact of the July 2007 floods and the ensuing restoration programme.

Similar to her Majesty's recent visit to Google, the Queen...
Queen giggles on Google visit
While Philip comments on the dress code 17 October 2008 12:36 GMT
The Queen's well publicised visit to Google's UK headquarters appears to have been a success.

The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the search giant's London offices and met software engineers, senior managers, as well as other staff members...
Queen's visit marked with a Google doodle
Royal homepage 16 October 2008 9:31 GMT
Google's homepage shows a special Google Doodle depicting the Queen to mark her visit to the company's UK headquarters today.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will meet executives and staff of Google and YouTube, on which her Maj has her own channel.
The Queen to visit Google
HRH a "big fan" of the Internet 11 September 2008 15:13 GMT
The Queen - who apparently owns an iPod and a BlackBerry - is to visit the UK headquarters of Google in mid-October.

Said to be a "big fan of the internet" her royal highness will meet YouTube staff who work on the Royal Channel, where her Christmas message...
Game heroes honoured by Queen
"Codemasters" given CBEs 16 June 2008 9:56 GMT
The Queen's Birthday Honours List included two pioneers of the UK gaming industry.

Brothers David and Richard Darling, co-founders of game developers Codemasters, were both made Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

They built up...
Queen gets half a million YouTube viewers
Christmas day speech proves popular online 27 December 2007 8:53 GMT
Following the news that the Queen has turned to technology this year to give her Christmas message a more up to date angle, it seems the idea has been a success.

It was announced that the Queen was to launch her own channel on video sharing website YouTube,...
The Queen launches the Royal Channel on YouTube
Queen embraces new tech 50 years after first Christmas message 24 December 2007 11:40 GMT
The Queen has launched her own channel on the video sharing website YouTube.

Called the The Royal Channel, visitors to the page will be able to watch the Queen's speech at 3pm on Christmas Day as well as previous footage of the Royal family including the first...
Queen goes High-Def for Christmas Day message
Get to see Her Majesty in full glorious detail 5 December 2007 1:28 GMT
The BBC and Sky have announced that those wanting to experience the Queen's Christmas Day message to the nation on the 25 December in full glorious HD will be able to for the first time.

The two broadcasting company's have said that they will broadcast the...
Forget the iPhone, the Queen's getting a BlackBerry
Would that be a WePhone, Ma'am? 29 June 2007 16:57 GMT
Royal watchers report that our high-tech 81-year-old monarch is getting a BlackBerry.

She already famously owns an iPod, but is planning to get some BlackBerry goodness into her royal life "so she can e-mail her staff and family and surf the internet while she's...
Queen embraces Podcast for Christmas speech
Digital download available on the day 22 December 2006 15:34 GMT
The Queen has announced that this year she is embracing the Podcast.

Keen listeners unable to get to a television or radio set on Christmas day will be able to download Her Majesty's speech to save to their MP3 player.

Available from 3pm on Christmas...
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - nutritiondata.com
A website that will tell all on the food and drink you shove down your neck. 31 October 2006 0:00 GMT
Today’s website of the day is nutritiondata.com and if you are what you eat, as they say, then this makes startling reading.

A comprehensive site that lists pretty much any food stuff you can think of (including all our favourites for the fast food outlets)...
Queen substituted for Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium opening
Prince Philip comes off the bench 27 October 2006 12:53 GMT
The official opening of Arsenal’s £390 million Emirates Stadium took place on Thursday. The Queen had been expected to make an appearance to honour the official opening of the ground in Ashburton Grove but had to cancel the engagement with only 3-hours notice.